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Schools in Goodfarm Township

Goodfarm Township’s public schools

Dwight Common School District 232, Dwight Township High School District 230, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goodfarm Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 117% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
16%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dwight Common School District 232
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,580 students on the public path
In brief

Goodfarm Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Goodfarm Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Seneca High School places highest (better than 70%); Dwight Common School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Goodfarm Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Seneca High School, Dwight High School and Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Goodfarm Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dwight Common School District 232.

Six districts serve Goodfarm Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dwight Common School District 232Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 519 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,831IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Dwight Township High School District 230Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 211 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$31,169IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 316 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,156IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Seneca Township High School District 160Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 378 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 154 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 146 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,090IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23216%
State average 29.9% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–8, Dwight Common School District 23215%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23015%
State average 29.9% · 56 students tested
Math · 9–12, Dwight Township High School District 23024%
State average 25.8% · 48 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C27%
State average 29.9% · 195 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C22%
State average 25.8% · 184 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16022%
State average 29.9% · 98 students tested
Math · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16032%
State average 25.8% · 85 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 29.9% · 39 students tested
Math · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 25.8% · 50 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C22%
State average 29.9% · 97 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C32%
State average 25.8% · 113 students tested

Goodfarm Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Goodfarm Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Goodfarm Township—Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8
GarfieldB−Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12
Highland—Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
MazonB−Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Dwight Township High School District 230 with Goodfarm Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Goodfarm Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Goodfarm Townshipin other towns
Dwight Common School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dwight
C+
519 students13:1Rate it →
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mazon
B−
172 students11:1Rate it →
Gardner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gardner
B−
146 students9:1Rate it →
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →
Dwight High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dwight
B−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardner
B+
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Goodfarm Township’s schools

Are Goodfarm Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Goodfarm Township. Dwight Common School District 232, Dwight Township High School District 230, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goodfarm Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Goodfarm Township in?

Dwight Common School District 232, Dwight Township High School District 230, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C, Seneca Township High School District 160, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C.

Where do Goodfarm Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Seneca High School, Dwight High School and Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.